This rig Rocks(pun intended)!

[Irayte]

I just got my RTR today and all I can say is, WOW! It is big difference from my vintage RC10T, but in a good way. I am going to keep reading before I ask repeat questions, but I know I will be upgrading and modding real soon, now all I gotta do is learn how to drive it.

[FL Knifemaker]

The top pic is excellent!!!

[boost_aholic97]

good to see that our soldiers are having a little "back home fun" while they are defending our freedom!

[Dollarhide]

Camp Pendleton?

[akxj]

looks like iraq...

[FloridaRocks]

keep up the good work and rock out!

[CrawlHer]

the top pic rocks. how well does the rtr handle? iam trying to get my friend to buy it.

[Irayte]

Originally Posted by CrawlHer

the top pic rocks. how well does the rtr handle? iam trying to get my friend to buy it.

Having no idea on how to properly drive a crawler, I could not say. I do know it will climb everything I have put in front of it so far. I did lock the front diff and change out the 20T for the 14T that came with it, and that made a huge difference. If your friend does want one I suggest the ARTR, as the stock electronics are terrible, the plastic links are very soft and prone to flexing, and the build quality was low. It threw the rear driveshaft on the first couple of seconds of the second pack I ran through it, thankfully it was just a loose set screw. I checked every other bolt, nut, and screw I could access without taking the chassis apart and found a handfull of them loose. All that aside it is still a blast and is a great foundation to build on.

Originally Posted by FloridaRocks

keep up the good work and rock out!

Thanks, I am originally from FL.

Originally Posted by akxj

looks like iraq...

You are correct sir!

Originally Posted by boost_aholic97

good to see that our soldiers are having a little "back home fun" while they are defending our freedom!

Thanks, I call it stress relief.

I plan on cutting the foams, drilling the rims and eventually replacing all the links with aluminum from Axial and converting it to a 4 link. Even with the stock motor it is torque twisting and wrapping up the rear links when it gets bound up. I will be looking for a different speed control soon as I don't like the brakes on the stock unit, so any suggestions would be great.

Thanks again everyone,
SGT A.

[CharliesTheMan]

The Castle sidewinder is a very versatile ESC, and then you want to upgrade to brushless it will be ready. You could buy a used sidewinder and a lathe motor, and have a REALLY nice setup for a small amount of money. If you want the step up, the mamba is their high performance ESC and will handle more voltage. I don't know your battery setup, but the first thing that you need to do is get some saddle packs, or if you're going to upgrade the ESC you could get a LiPo pack, and mount them on the axle. I think that is one of the single most important mods that you can do to an axial crawler. In stock form, the heaviest part of the truck is in the highest position on the chassis, which really throws off your center of gravity. Also, the sidewinder and mamba are programmable, so you can program exactly how much drag brake you want to have and holding power, along with a lot of other settings, just by plugging it into the USB port on your computer.

I'm assuming you're in the armed forces based on the pics and your location. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you do for our country and it's citizens. Regardless of my political views, you guys answer the call everyday and put yourselves in harms way for us. If it was up to me you should all get free crawlers. I've only been into crawling for a few months, but I've fallen hard so be careful. I have three beautiful girlfriends, and they're all axials. In fact, one of them has just undergone plastic, aluminum, and carbon fiber surgery to become a full on comp rig. If you have any questions or I can help with anything, please feel free to shoot me a PM. With the rigs I have ande all the parts I've been replacing, I probably have a lot of aluminum parts that you could use to upgrade the plastic stuff, and there's no one that deserves them more than someone serving our country.

[GH Racing]

awesome looking crawler